We have become so dependent on the internet that it’s hard to imagine a world without it; but, when the trees all burn, so too will all the technology we’ve become so reliant on. Many studies have shown that people would indeed be happier if we spent less time online. When everything comes to a head we will have no choice but to navigate the world in a more analog and intentional way. Inside the dome there will be no internet, smartphones won’t work, and relationships will happen face to face.

Within the dome it will be so important that the people congregated there are committed to perpetuating a safe and efficient society and that includes embracing the new reality. It is concerning that your first reaction to the loss of internet is anger. I would hope, instead, that you might embrace it as an opportunity. Your admission is understandable, but unacceptable within a community that will rely on the equal contributions of each and every member from day one.

Outside the dome, you will be experiencing the same kind of forced analog existence. The world is suddenly going to feel impossibly large again. As you outfit whatever kind of survival shelter you’ve decided to build, make sure you’re including a good selection of helpful books that will assist you in returning to simpler ways: books on home healthcare and survival skills would be a good place to start.

I am trusting that there will be survivors outside the dome, but it will be those who properly outfit themselves and quickly adjust to a new way of living. If you think the boredom is going to be your undoing, toss in some activities that will help occupy your brain as you ride out the first waves of what is coming: jigsaw puzzles, Sudoku, crossword books, and mystery novels will help pass the time and hopefully move you from a place of anger into a quiet acceptance and eventual embracing of this new way of living.